Razor



April 2, J. L. KLEINMAN 2,195,839

RAZOR Filed Nov. 3, 1936 Z/ a 2? F 2 0 (1/4:

INVENTOR.

yaw {W Patented Apr. 2, 1940 UNITED STATES PATENT" OFFICE 6 Claims.

This invention relates to razors, particularly to dry-shavers, haircutters or clippers, and more particularly to electric razors orshavers.

A primary object of this invention is to provide a device having severalcomplete individual cutting sections disposed in any suitable manner sothat they may be utilized either individually or simultaneously forshaving or hair cutting purposes;

Another very important object of this invention is to provide a hairclipperor shaving device having a handle and a top or head portion, saidhead portion comprising two members cooperating with each other andshaped to provide two individual openly exposed cutting sections orshaving units disposed in any desirable manner, suitable to be adjustedat various angular positions with respect to the handle section, adaptedto be used individually at any desired angle with respect to the face tobe shaved or simultaneously thereupon for shaving purposes;

And yet another very important object of this invention is to provide ashaving device comprising a handle and a metallic head portion supportedby said handle, said portion adapted to receive slidably therein ametallic member, the side portions thereof being disposed in asubstantially vertical position and provided with cutting edges anddisposed in such an angular manner whereby the cutting sections of thehead portion may at least in part overlap portions of said slidablemember and adapted to cut the hair in a perpendicular position;

Yet a further object of this invention is to provide a hair cutting orshaving device including a head portion comprising two individualmembers co-operating with each other and shaped to provide twovertically disposed shaving-units spaced apart from each other in amanner and tea degree permitting the skin of the face to be shaved tobulge therebetween thus said units may be used simultaneously upon theface for shaving purposes;

An still a further object of this invention is to provide a hair cuttingor shaving instrument comprising two individual members provided withopenly exposed shaving-units having cutting teeth shaped in a mannerproviding spaced sections therebetween forming guiding means for thehair to enter therein and be positioned between said teeth and be liftedand bent by said spaced portions into position for shaving pur-I posesand be cut with considerable ease;

' And yet another object of this invention is to provide a hair-cuttingor shaving device wherein taken apart or assembled with considerableease 5 and be cleaned without any difficulty thus the cutting edges maybe kept in desired condition;

All of the above objects will be seen to be directed towards providing apractical hair cutting or shaving device, wherein the parts are simplein design and easy to be constructed, and wherein the shaving-unitswhich are provided with the cutting edges are spaced apart or away fromeach other and arranged in such an openly exposed manner whereby theymay be held against the face for shaving purposes at any desired orsuitable angular degree permitting the skin of the face to be shaved tobulge adjacent to the outer faces of said shaving-units in a mannerwhereby said units may be utilized individually or simultaneously, andwherein the parts may be easily taken apart and cleaned, re-assembled orreplaced and not get out of order, generally speaking, a hair cutting orshaving instrument which is practical, useful, simple in construction,economical in cost to manufacture. adaptable for use for variouspurposes, durable, economical and practical for the consumer, thereforecommercially valuable for the merchant;

Other objects and advantages of the present invention will appear fromthe description thereof to follow, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawing, in which- Fig. 1 is an assembled side view of thecutting Fig. 2 is a top view of the shaving device of Fig. 1, showingthe transversally grooved guard faces and the spaced shearing teeth.

Fig. 3 is an assembled front view of the instrument partly broken away,showing the slotted 0 side sections and the individual teeth of theshaving-unit and certain of the parts in section.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view on' line 4-4 of Fig. 2,showing the transversally grooved guard faces of the vertically disposedwall sections of the stationary member, the reciprocatory member and thespaced teeth of the vertically disposed wall sections of same, and thesubstantially right-angularly disposed contact faces between the twomembers. 50

Fig. 5 is a top view of the lower or stationary member of the headsection of Fig. 1, showing the teeth of the side sections of saidstationary member and the slots separating said'teeth.

Fig. 6 is a top view of the upper or movable member of the head portionof Fig. 1, showing the teeth of the side sections of said movable memberand the slots separating said teeth.

Fig. 7 is a side view of the top or shaving unit, showing the spacedcutting teeth, the slots and the edge sections of the cutting teeth, ofthe stationary and movable members and the arrangement of the teeth inrelation to each other.

Fig. 8 is a modified form of the teeth structure disclosed in Fig. '7,showing that the teeth may purpose of locking and cutting-the -hair attheir base portion; and

Fig. 9 is a modified view of a portion of Fig. 1, showing that thevertically disposed sidewalls oi the reciprocatory member may be. loweror of a smaller or shorter size in height than the side walls of thestationary member, and that the angular position of such side walls mayvary in degree, and that the portion of the teeth of the stationary wallsections may be shaped to overlap the teeth of the movable 'member in amanner whereby the under faces of the stationary or outer teeth may facethe upper faces of the movable or inner teeth, and that the extreme endsections of thestationary teeth may, if desired, be joined into. a solidelement or be sov Referring to the drawing in general, K, indicates theassembled set wherein numeral 5 shows a handle which may be made of anydesirable, material and in any suitable style or shape (machinedormolded), the top portion thereof may be provided with depressions,slots, recessesor openings 1, fora, purpose whichwill be hereinexplained.

An element 8 made of any to said top portion in' any suitable manner,for

example, being molded thereto or, ifdesired, said element 8 may beprovided withfianges, lugs or extensions 9 which may be fitted withinsaid openings 1, the end or side portions ll of handle 5 may be providedwith openings l2 adapted to receive screws I4, so that when element 8 isplaced in proper position the screws 14 may be rotated and the endportions thereof pressed against lugs 9, thus holding element 8 indesired position. It will be seen that the screw I4 is located at theside portion of the device and not at the front face thereof, thus thescrews I4 will not interfere with the shaving or cutting operation. Ifdesired, lugs 9 may be provided with recesses, depressed portions oropenings I5 adapted to receive the end portion of screws I4, thusholding or securing element 8 in desired position. Of course,screw-threaded elements may be utilized in any desirable manner for thepurpose of suitably securing element 8 to handle 5, for example, adirect screw-threaded connection between handle 5 and element 8.

. Element 8 may be shaped cross-sectionally in a manner so that it maybe adapted to receive slidablytherein a member H. For example, thecenter portion of said element 8 may be recessed or removed in a mannerproviding spaced side walls 20 and a floor, web or bottom portion 8'.These side walls 20 are disposed in a substantially vertical manner andprovided with grooves or slots 30 separated by individual sections orteeth 22 (see Fig. 5, also Fig. '7), these teeth 22 desirable material,"(preferably metal, suchas steel) may be secured are provided with guardsections or skin-engaging portions 22' and with inner shearing faces 22"(see Fig. 4, also Fig. 7).

The member H, which forms the reciprocatory member adapted to co-operatewith the element 8, may be, shaped in any desirable style or form butpreferably in a manner providing spaced side walls 2| and a floor, webor bottom portion H1. The bottom portions 8' and II are disposed in asubstantially horizontal manner with respect to thehandle 5 when thelatter is held in a} general vertical, position and the side walls 2Dand 2| are disposed in a direction away from said handle 5, naturallysuch side walls 20 and 2! may be disposed at any suitable or desirableangular degree orposition, but preferably in an approximately erect orvertical position with respect to said handle 5. The upper portions ofthe side walls 2| are grooved or notched as indicated by numeral 30 (seeFig. 6, also Fig. 7), thereby forming individual sections or teeth 24provided with outer shearing faces 24', so that when the reciprocatorymemberv I1 is positioned within the recessed center portion of theelement 8, the outer shearing faces of the member I! will face the innershearing faces of the element 8, the grooves or slots 30 will act ashair passages and the outer side edges of the teeth 24 will, during'themovement of member I1, coact with the inner side edges of the teeth 22thus cutting the hair within the slots 30. The depth of the slots 36 isa matter of choice and the bottom section'30 may be so formed or shapedthat the hair entering said slots 30 may be lifted and bent into'desired position. It can be seen that the teeth of a singular wall 20 inconjunction with'the teeth of a singularwall 2| form an individualcomplete hair-cutting or shaving-unit, and that the implement hereinshown and described is provided with twoof such complete individualshaving-units,- the space ordistance between such individual units is a'matter'of choice, they. may be built close to eachother as shown in'Fig;1, or closer yet, almost adjacentto each other, or they may be separatedfrom each other to an extent as shown in Fig. 4, or spaced still furtherapart, naturally if built as a shaving instrument these individual unitsare arranged quite close to each other, but

if built as a hair clipper these units have to be spaced further apartfrom each other, as a shav ing instrument it will be plainly seen thatthese units may operate either individually at any desired angle againstthe face to be shaved or simultaneously thereupon for shaving purposes,and this is being made possible by the clear recessed or concaved centerportion of the reciprocatory or movable member H (as indicated by 'thearrow 36, Fig. 4) I It will be seen that the teeth 22 and 24 may be madeof suitable thickness, for example, a uniform thickness throughout or,tapered or formed in a manner whereby the bottom or base portions of thewall sections 20 and 2|, or of the tion, naturally the shape or degreeof thickness or size of the teeth 24 or 22 or of the slots 30 or of theelements herein are not to be limited, the figures are for illustrationpurposes only in order to show and explain the novelty of applicantsinvention and not for limitation purposes.

Suitable guiding means may be provided for the purpose of holding themember I! in desired position and guiding same in its movements inconjunction with the element 8, for example, the tongue and grooveconnection as at l8 and I 9 (Fig. 4), or in a manner as shown in Fig.9wherein the teeth 22 of the side wall portions 20 are provided withsections 20 which are posi'- tioned over or beyond the teeth 24 of thewall portions 2| of member l1, so that the teeth 22 (or portionsthereof) may be positioned above the teeth 24 and the under faces 20" ofsaid teeth 22 may face the upper faces 23 of the teeth 24. It beingunderstood that this form or method of holding the reciprocatory memberI! in desired position may necessitate the contact of almost the entireunder faces 20" of the teeth 22 with the upper faces 23 of the teeth 24,in.

which case such portions of the teeth sections 22 will have to be shapedor disposed in a substantially angular manner, buta sharp angularstructure including an outer edge section is objectionable, as it wouldweakenthe teeth sections 22, it is therefore essential that such bend'be of a semi-circular shape, and in so small a bend a semi-circularshape can not be clearly seen, applicant has therefore exaggerated inthe drawing showing the bend of the teeth 22 in Fig. 9 in an enlargedmanner or form so that the semi-circular shape thereof may be clearlyvisible and also showing that the outer faces thereof have no sharpangular edge portion, and in the meantime showing space or clearancewhich is required between the under faces 20" and the upper faces 23 inorder that the movable member ll may be able to move freely in itsslldable movements, so that although it appears from the illustrationsin the drawing that the under faces 20" of the teeth 22 are at adistance away from the outer or upper faces 23 of the teeth 24, yet itbeing understood that,

'if desired, these faces may be positioned quite close to each other andeven in direct frictional contact with each other for operable'purposes,naturally element 8 and member H, or parts thereof, may be provided withany kind of suitable means or be shaped in part or in whole in anydesirable style or form for the purpose of being slidably secured toeach other, applicant is showing certain forms or shapes in order toexplain his invention but does not, by any means, limit himself to theseforms or shapes, various changes in form of structure may of course beresorted to without departing from the spirit of this invention.

Thus applicant invented and perfected a new device for hair cutting orshaving purposes, such device consisting of two individual members,namely a stationary member and a movable or reciprocatory member andwherein these two members are provided with spaced side walls and a webor bottom portions between them, and wherein said walls are providedwith shearing teeth'which are disposed in a substantially erect orvertical position extending upwardly or beyond said handle approximatelyin a lengthwise or longitudinal manner with respect to said handle, andwherein said walls are forming two complete individual hair cutting orshaving units herein shaving device upon the face may be of operableindividually or simultaneously for hair cutting or shaving purposes andbe held and operate at any desirable angle against the face to be shavedwithout tiring the user's arm, and wherein portions of the teeth ofthe'stationary members are overlapping the teeth sections of the movableor reciprocatory member forming a roof thereover in a manner whereby theunder faces of the teeth of the stationary member are facing the upperfaces of the teeth of the movable member, and wherein the cutting teethof the stationary member are at a higher degree than the teeth of themovable member thereby acting as guard portions holding the teeth ofsuch movable member away from direct contact with the skin ofthe face tobe shaved thus preventing skin irritation or injuries to said face andwherein the entire unit may if desired be angularly disposed withrespect to said handle.

'The handle 5 is provided with an oscillating mechanism (not shown), aportion thereof as indicated by numeral 25 (Fig. 4) passes through anopening 26 of element 8 and rests loosely within a recessed portion oropening 21 of member I1, by moving the starter 28 of the handle 5 in acertain direction the mechanism'will be set in motion and cause memberI! to move or side backwards and forwards, (of course the oscillatingmechanism-may be operated by means of electricity or any other suitablemeans) by moving said starter in the opposite direction the motion ofthemechanism may be stopped, thus controlling the movements of memberll, if desired self-starting means may be used in connection herewith.

The individual shaving units (as indicated by arows A and B) may beshaped either in a flat form or be disposed in any suitable angularmanner, for example, in a perpendicular manner as shown in Figs. 1 and4, or as shown in Fig.9, or be shaped in a dove-tail form or in anyother suitable style, so that the assembled device or instrument K maybe held in position against the face at any desirable angle for haircutting or shaving purposes in a manner whereby saidunits A and B may beused either individually or simultaneously while being moved upon theface to be shaved. As a matter of fact, the positions attained by theinstrument K while moving the various angular degrees with respect tosaid face so that theusers arm will not tire while shaving. It will thusbe seen that this device will last longer and be more adaptable forvarious purposes than the ordinary type.

The cutting edges of the teeth 22 and 24 (or portions thereof) separatedby the slots 30, may be formed at any desirable angular position, forexample, as shown in Fig. 8, so that the hair may be locked or clampedand thus be cut oil while the facing cutting edges pass each otherduring the movement of member H.

The side wall portions 20 of member 8- and wall portions 2| of member I!may. naturally, be shaped or machined to any desired thickness, so thatthe teeth sections 22 and 24 may be provided with suitable areas givingsuflicient strength to such teeth, but such teeth may, in whole or inpart, be so formed, or-shaped to such a fine gauge, whereby the haircutting may be equiva- 70 as a hair clipper, because it being providedwith two individual cutting units, this device will last longer than theordinary type of clippers which are provided with only one cutting unit,if desired, each individual cutting unit may be of a different degree orsize in thickness so that the operator may be provided with a two-in-oneinstrument, not only will such an instrument save money to the user butit will also save considerable time to the working man.

Of course, wherever possible, certain parts of the material of themeeting facesor of the sections may be removed for example as at Fig. 4thus minimizing frictional engagement between the various parts, andalso reducing the weight of the article, naturally various changes instructure may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of thisinvention or of the illustrations shown herein.

The handle 5 may be shaped to hold the head unit in any suitable style,or in any desirable angular position, so that the shaving unit may beangularly disposed with respect to the handle 5, that is, the cuttingteeth may be inclined towards one of the side sections of said handle 5.

As aforesaid, parts of the stationary teeth may lap over the movableteeth portions in a manner whereby the cutting edges of the teeth of themovable member may or will be in direct frictional contact with thecutting edges of the teeth of the stationary member thereby holding thereciprocatory or movable member in desired position, but the endportions of these sections may also act as guards made and arranged inany suitable manner, for example, as a section positioned between thetwo individual cutting units for the purpose of keeping the cuttingedges of the movable member away from direct contact with the skin (ofthe face to be shaved) and in such a manner protecting same from intheteeth 24 will not irritate the skin while shav-- ing.

If desired, member l1 (Fig. 9) may be provided with a spring 38 securedthereto by element 39, the end portions or side sections of the spring38 may engage the end portions I9 as at 4!, thus causing a tightfrictional contact between the teeth portions 22 and 24. If desired,element 38 may in such a case be provided with the openings 21 toreceive the member 25.

It will be seen that the slots 30 are narrower in width than the widthof the teeth 22 or 24, so that such teeth will not get caught within theslots 36 during operation.

From the above it will be seen that I have invented and perfected adevice of a new and unique design, a device which is practical, usefuland therefore of commercial value, and, although I have shown certainpreferred forms or illustrations in order to explain and describe thenovelty of my invention, yet, by showing such structure I do not, by anymeans, limit myself to this structure, nor to the terms used indescribing same, as they are for illus trative purposes only. Varioussuggestions and changes of structure or terms may be resorted to and Idesire it to be understood that I have same in mind when showing anddescribing this invention, and seek protection by Letters Patent, andalthough'I have mentioned in describing this invention of what materialscertain parts may be made, how they may be formed, shaped or styled andhow they may be assembled, yet I desire it to be understood that thisstructure, or parts thereof, may be made of any suitable materlal, andshaped, formed, grooved or styled in any desirable manner, and assembledin a convenient way so that the parts may be easily taken part, removed,cleaned, replaced and reassembled, and that various changes in detailmay be resorted to without departing from the spirit of this invention.

I claim:

1. A shaving instrument for hair cutting or the like having a handle anda top-unit, said top-unit comprising a stationary member adapted to besupported by said handle, said stationary member comprising a web andspaced side walls, said side walls extending approximately in the samedirection transversely of said'web and having free ends, a movablemember, said movable member comprising a web and spaced side walls, theside walls of said movable member extendin approximately in the samedirection transversely of said web and provided with free ends and withinner and outer faces, said movable member sup ported by said stationarymember with the under face of the web of said movable member facing theinner face of the web of said stationary member and the outer side facesof the walls of said movable member facing the inner side faces of thewalls of said stationary member, the said handle and said movable memberbeing positioned on opposite sides of said stationary member and thehandle containing actuating means for operating the movable member, thefree ends of said stationary member comprising skin-engaging portions,said walls of the stationary memher being slotted thereby providing aplurality of individual shearing teeth, the spaces between said teethforming hair passages, the side walls of said movable member providedwith erect shearing teeth of suitable length, the outer shearing facesof the movable member adapted to co-operate with the inner shearingfaces of the stationary member for hair cutting or shaving purposes.

2. A. shaving instrument for hair cutting or the like comprising atop-unit and a handle, said top-unit comprising a stationary memberadapted to be supported by said handle, said stationary membercomprising a web and spaced side walls. said side walls'extendingapproximately in the same direction transversely of said web and havingfree ends, the free end of each side wall terminating in a flangedirected toward the other side wall, a movable member, said movablemember comprising a web and spaced side walls, the side walls of saidmovable member extending approximately in the same directiontransversely of said Web and provided with free ends and with inner andouter faces, said movable member supported by said stationary memberwith the under face of the web of said movable member facing the innerface of the web of said stationary member and the outer side faces ofthe walls of said movable member facing the inner side faces of thewalls of said stationary member, the said handle and said movable memberbeing positioned on opposite sides of said stationary member and thehandle containing actuating means for operating the movable member, thefree ends of said stationary member comprising skin-engaging portions,said walls of the stationary member being slotted thereby providing aplurality of individual shearing teeth, the spaces between said teethforming hair passages, the side walls of said movable member providedwith erect shearing teeth of suitable length, the outer shearing facesof the movable member adapted to cooperate with the inner shearing facesof the stationary member for hair cutting or shaving purposes.

3. A shaving instrument for hair cutting or the like comprising atop-unit and a handle, said top-unit comprising a stationary memberadapted to be supported by said handle, said stationary membercomprising a web and spaced side walls, said side walls extendingapproximately in the same direction transversely of said web and havingfree ends, a movable member, said movable member comprising a web andspaced side walls, the side walls of said movable member extendingapproximately in the same direction transversely of said Web andprovided with free ends and with inner and outer faces, said movablemember supported by said stationary member with the under face of theweb of said movable member facing the inner face of the web of saidstationary mem-' ber and the outer side faces of the walls of saidmovable member facing the inner side faces of the walls of saidstationary member, the said handle and said movable member beingpositioned on opposite sides of said stationary member and the handlecontaining actuating means for operating the movable member, a portionof said actuating means extending through an opening in the stationarymember into engagement with said movable member, the free ends of saidstationary member comprising skin-engaging portions, said walls of thestationary member being slotted thereby providing a plurality ofindividual shearing teeth, the spaces between said teeth forming hairpassages, the side Walls of said movable member provided with erectshearing teeth of suitable length, the outer shearing faces of themovable member adapted to co-operate with the inner shearing faces ofthe stationary member for hair cutting or shaving purposes.

4. A shaving instrument for hair cutting or the like having a handle anda top-unit, said topunit comprising a stationary member and areciprocatory member, said stationary member comprising two spaced sidewalls and a bottom portion between them, said side walls extendingapproximately in the same direction transversely of said bottom portionand provided with inner and outer side faces and with upper faces, saidreciprocatory member comprising two spaced side walls and a bottomportion between them, the side walls of said reciprocatory memberextending approximately in the same direction transversely of saidbottom portion and provided with inner and outer side faces and withupper faces, said reciprocatory member supported by' said stationarymember with the under face of the bottom portion of said reciprocatorymember facing the inner face of the bottom portion of said stationarymember and the outer side faces of the walls of said reciprocatorymember facing the inner side faces of the walls of said stationarymember, the said handle and said reciprocatory member being positionedon opposite sides of said stationary member and the handle containingactuating means for operating the reciprocatory member, the outer sidefaces and the upper faces of the side walls of said stationary membercomprising skin-engaging portions,

arated by spaces forming hair passages, the side walls of saidreciprocatory member provided with solid and erect shearing teeth ofsuitable length, the upper faces of the shearing teeth of thereciprocatory member being underneath the upper faces of the shearingteeth of the stationary member, the outer shearing faces of thereciprocatory member adapted to co-operate with the inner shearing facesof the stationary member for hair cutting or shaving purposes.

5. A device for hair cutting or shaving purposes comprising a handle anda top-unit,'said topunit comprising a stationary member and areciprocatory member, said stationary member comprising two spaced sidewalls and a bottom portion between them, said side walls extendingapproximately in the same direction transversely of said bottom portionand having free ends, the freeend of each side wall terminating in aflange directed toward the other side wall and comprising skin-engagingportions, said reciprocatory member comprising two spaced side walls anda bottom portion between them, the side walls of said reciprocatorymember extending approximately in the same direction transversely ofsaid bottom portion and provided with inner and outer said reciprocatorymember facing the inner face of the bottom portion of said stationarymember and the outer side faces of the walls of said reciprocatorymember facing the inner side faces of the walls of said stationarymember, the said handle and said reciprocatory member being positionedon oppositesides of said stationary member and the handle containingactuating means for operating the reciprocatory member, the side wallsof said reciprocatory member provided with solid and erect shearingteeth of suitable length, said flanges provided with a plurality ofspaced shearing teeth lapping over the upper faces of the shearing teethof said reciprocatory member, the spaces between'said shearing teethforming hair passages, said flanges being spaced apart from each other,the shearing faces of the reciprocatory member adapted to co-operatewith the shearing teeth of the stationary member for hair cuttingpurposes.

6. A device for hair cutting or shaving purposes comprising a handle anda top-unit, said topunit comprising a reciprocatory member and. astationary member and adapted to be supported by said handle, saidstationary member comprising two spaced side walls and a bottom portionbetween them, said side walls extending approximately in the samedirection transversely of said bottom portion and having free ends, thefree end of each side wall terminating in a flange directed toward theother side wall, said reciprocatory member comprising two individualspaced side walls and a bottom portion between them, the side wals ofsaid reciprocatory member extending approximately in the same directiontransversely of said bottom portion and provided with inner and outerside faces and with upper faces, said reciprocatory member supported bysaid stationary member with the under face of the bottom portion ofsaid'reciprocatory member facing the inner face of the bottom portion ofsaid stationary member and the outer side faces of the walls of saidreciprocatory member facing the inner side faces of the walls of saidstationary member, the said handle and said reciprocatory member beingpositioned on opposite sides of said stationary member and the handlecontaining acof the shearing teeth of said slotted flanges comprisingskin-engaging portions, the shearing teeth of one of said flanges spacedaway from. the shearing teeth of the other of said flanges, the spacesbetween said shearing teeth forming hair passages, the shearing l'acesoi. the teeth of said reciprocatory member adapted to co-operate withthe shearing faces of the teeth of said stationary member for haircutting or shaving purposes J ACOB L. KLEINMAN.

